Minuscule 462 Explained

Minuscule 462 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 359 (in the Soden numbering),^[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on a paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.^[2] Formerly it was labelled by 101^a and 116^p.^[3] It was adapted for liturgical use.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles on 240 paper leaves . It is carefully written in one column per page, 25 lines per page.^[2]

It contains prolegomena, Synaxarion, and scholia to the Acts, and lectionary markings at the margin of the Epistles for liturgical reading.^[3] It contains Martyrium Pauli.^[4]

The order of books: Acts of the Apostles, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.^[5]

Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.^[6]

According to the subscription at the end of the Epistle to the Romans, the Letter was written προς Ρωμαιους εγραφη απο Κορινθου δια Φοιβης της διακονου; the same subscription have manuscripts: 42, 90, 216, 339, 466, 642;^[7]

History

It is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.

Formerly it was labelled by 101^a and 116^p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 462 to it.^[1]

The manuscript was examined by Matthaei and Treu. It is currently housed at the State Historical Museum (V. 24, S. 346) in Moscow.

See also

• List of New Testament minuscules
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism
• Minuscule 461
• Minuscule 464

Further reading

• C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782-1788).
• Kurt Treu, Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments in der UdSSR; eine systematische Auswertung des Texthandschriften in Leningrad, Moskau, Kiev, Odessa, Tbiblisi und Erevan, Texte und Untersuchungen 91 (Berlin, 1966), pp. 254-258.

External links

• Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 19 March 2013 . Münster.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gregory, Caspar René. Caspar René Gregory. Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. 1908. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Leipzig. 64.
2. Book: Aland , K. . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 75 . 3-11-011986-2 .
3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 292 .
4. As minuscules: 384, 615, 2818.
5. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 273 .
6. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . 1995 . Grand Rapids . 139 . limited . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
7. Bruce M. Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament (2001), p. 477.